Quote Originally Posted by BJPIE View Post
I thought he was excellent when he arrived. I think he's gone backwards. Just my opinion but I see no leadership from him. He takes every opportunity to fall to the floor because he puts himself in difficult positions and the only time he looks reasonably effective is carrying the ball forward. We need a strong committed defender first and foremost and he is not that.
Got a feeling we'll see a new Right-sided defender next year, plus squad additions. Maybe that will change the balance...

As for those free-kicks, players do pile into the back of him when he's shielding the ball. Every player has the right to shield the ball, and they don't have to pile into him and expect him to get into a fight. But they always do. They've got to be smarter and not give him an easy out.
Their managers should be telling them to just jockey him and try to nick the ball with their feet.